Abstract

The actions of the Russian armed forces in Ukrainian territory have highlighted the importance of having effective legal and judicial response mechanisms to deal with certain situations that could fall within the concept of the crime of aggression contained in article 8 bis of the Rome Statute. Spain, however, lacks a criminal provision that covers all the elements of this crime. Its inclusion in our national legislation would avoid impunity for this type of conduct, would favor the complementarity of the International Criminal Court in relation to national jurisdictions and would reinforce Spain's commitment to the safeguarding of Human Rights.